Harper Asks the Corrupt to Leave the Room, Then He Leaves the Room
Or so I paraphrase one intelligent commenter on a Winnipeg Free Press article. How the hell did we get here? I remember just a few short months ago, the federal…
May 2013
Release of monies seized under civil remedy legislation so as to retain counsel
In AG v $104,877 US, 2013 ONSC 2955, just released, Justice Perell allowed monies to be released from funds seized and preserved under the civil remedies legislation to allow civil…
6030…Tories Hate On Mulcair
This is the Thomas Mulcair who was offered a bribe a grade 12 student ago and both did not take it or report it. Fort Mac’s Kyle Harrietha tells me…
Ai Weiwei brings 1200 bicycles to Nuit Blanche Toronto
Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei will create a new edition of his Forever Bicycles sculpture at this year’s Nuit Blanche festival in Toronto. The eighth annual event will take…
6029…NRA To The Rescue
A bit late for Mother’s Day but just in time for Father’s Day the NRA, the National Rifle Association,is casually promoting a line of mannequins introduced by Zombie Inc. It…
If the Opposition Fumbles This Ball They’re Not Fit to Govern
Nix “Duffygate,” trash “Senategate,” this is “HarperGate” and that’s what the opposition needs to hammer away at. Heritage minister James Moore is said to be en route to Prince Edward…
Prime Minister Harper leaves country while Ottawa burns
The Senate under siege With the press baying at the prime minister, calling for answers to serious questions about a possible deal with a senator accused of fudging expenses, PM…
6028…Stephen Harper Hits The Road
Duck and cover is what our beloved Prime Minister Stephen Harper is doing by flying away to South America. o.canada.com tells that “Harper will meet Peru’s President Ollanta Humala Tasso…
6027…Sad Day For Tim Hudak
Angela Horwath the leader of the Ontario NDP, wait, no that is wrong, Andrea Horwath is the woman’s name, has decided, coz she doesn’t have a political death wish, to…
Canada’s Senators, choose one
To help us decide which image best represents the Senate, Toronto Star provides a helpful resource HERE.
Who Is That Winging His Way to Cavendish, PEI?
Harper’s Consigliere? Word has it that Harper minister and loyalist, James Moore, has been dispatched to P.E.I. to demand that the Cavendish Cottager resign his senate seat. Will Duffy call…
in which i officially become a librarian
We interrupt this travelogue to bring you an important announcement. I got my first librarian job!! This is a part-time, temporary position in the children’s department of the Central Library,…
Harper’s ‘Accountability’
This raw video from this morning’s efforts at damage control says all there needs to be said about Harper and accountability: Recommend this Post
SHAME: Harper snubs journalists after speech to Conservative caucus [VIDEO]
Via CBC News: Journalists aren’t allowed to ask Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the Senate expenses scandal, following his speech to caucus Tuesday. Then they’re kicked out. WATCH: The Canadian…
Thanks, Mayor Mandel. Now, on to business…
First, a thank you to Stephen Mandel for his years of service to our city. Politics — particularly civic politics — is a tough way to make a living, and…
DuffyGate Continues #cdnpoli
This whole Mike Duffy scandal isn’t new, but it is big news now, because further details came to light last week. We learned that Duffy was basically bribed by the…
Kathleen Wynne’s day off
…she’s certainly entitled to one. Here’s what has happened to her today: 1. She had her 60th birthday. 2. She had her first 100 days in power. 3. The NDP…
Province, Public Opposition Halt Raven Coal Mine Proposal
Having gone through the early stages of environmental assessment, the Raven Coal Mine – proposed amid a thriving shellfish industry in Vancouver Island’s Fanny Bay – was stopped in its…